Norton Hill Academy
Charlton Road, Radstock, BA3 4AD
1,757 pupils · 102% of 1,718 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 18.2%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 October 2024, published 14 November 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 50.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 53.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 76.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 50.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.09 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 279 | 303 | 427 | 279 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 268 | 260 | 433 | 267 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 273 | 332 | 462 | 273 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 291 | 285 | 450 | 291 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 300 | 283 | 452 | 300 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 238 | 351 | 511 | 238 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 307 | 326 | 467 | 307 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 341 | 340 | 474 | 341 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Somervale Secondary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Somerset Studio School 3.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Writhlington School 3.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Saint Gregory's Catholic College 10.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Whitstone 11.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Frome Community College 12.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.